Clifford Chance (CC) and Linklaters have advised on a major Asian deal that will see Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek acquire shares worth $2.3bn (£1.5bn) in the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) from Goldman Sachs.

The deal, announced last week (16 April), will see Temasek buy all of Goldman’s H-shares – shares listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange – taking its ownership of H-shares to 5.3% and its total stake in ICBC – the world’s largest bank by market value – to 1.3%.